diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 0d03252..60ae9e8 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -592,8 +592,15 @@
  */
 void kobject_put(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
-	if (kobj)
+	if (kobj) {
+		if (!kobj->state_initialized) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "kobject: '%s' (%p): is not "
+			       "initialized, yet kobject_put() is being "
+			       "called.\n", kobject_name(kobj), kobj);
+			WARN_ON(1);
+		}
 		kref_put(&kobj->kref, kobject_release);
+	}
 }
 
 static void dynamic_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)